Flashback Pheasant Tail Softhackle (sorta) SBS

[ScottP]

Saw this somewhere; tied it, tried it, embraced it. Simple and fast, the ostrich hackle is easy to work with especially for smaller flies (you could easily take this down to a #20). Bead head or weight is optional but I like to fish this as an emerger.


hook - Tiemco 3769 #16
thread - UTC 70 woodduck
Tail/body - Pheasant tail fibers
rib - UTC wire x-small copper
flashback - mylar tinsel medium holo-copper
softhackle - ostrich ginger/gold




Part 1


Mash down barb and attach thread at 75% mark






tie in copper wire and wrap back to point above barb





measure a few pheasant tail fibers (shank length) and tie in





wrap forward to 75% mark






fold fibers back and tie down





tie in tinsel and continue wrapping back to tail tie-in





move thread back to 75% mark, wrap pheasant fibers forward and tie off





pull tinsel forward over top

[ScottP]

Part 2


spiral wire rib forward, tie off and helicopter wire





tie in ostrich herl





wet fingers, stroke fibers back while wrapping





half hitch x2 and SHHAN





Regards,
Scott

[Gandolf]

Hi Scott,

Nicely done, I like it. It looks like a simple and quick tie.

Thanks and regards,

Gandolf

[Moscow]

Great looking fly, Scott! I like the use of the yellow ostrich - gives me an excuse, I mean, opportunity to pick up another material

[Buddy Sanders]

Scott,

I have to ask.

What does SBS stand for?

Buddy

[ScottP]

Buddy,

Step By Step

Regards,
Scott